1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Une séance de l'union électorale is a 1851 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Daumier’s 1851 lithograph shows a rowdy political meeting. Men shout, wave fists, even throw chairs. One guy clutches an umbrella while another grabs his hat mid-air. Daumier used lithography to mock politicians. The rough, scratchy lines make the chaos feel even wilder. He printed it in a newspaper first, so regular people could laugh at the powerful. See how the ink bleeds just enough to blur the edges? It feels alive. If you like this sharp humor, look up Daumier, Honoré.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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